geode
noun/ˈdʒiːəʊd/
/ˈdʒiːəʊd/
(geology)- a small hole in rock that has crystals around the inside; a rock containing a geodeWord Originlate 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek geōdēs ‘earthy’, from gē ‘earth’.
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